Bottle cap



Oct. '12 1926.

J. A. KAYE BO'ILTLE .cAP

Filed Jan. 8, '1925 Patented Oct. 12,1926.

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Application tiled. January The present invention relates to a closurev .Furt-her objects of the nvention" areto provide a bottle closure which is com-paratively simple and inexpensive'in its construction, which can be used repeatedly, and

v which has a skirt portionwhich can be par- 1 tially or entirely replaced whenever such be} comes necessary. Y 1

One particular form or embodiment of the invention is shown and described detailfor illustrative purposes, although it will be understood that many modifications and changes can be made in thedetails of construction and that I do not restrict my self to the exact form, "of the invention whidi is shown on the drawings. 1

For a, full understanding ofthe inventionreference is to be had to, the following escript-ion and accompanying drawings, in

' Figure 1 is aperspective view. of abottle neck which is providecl'witha closurejcon- .st-ructed inaccordance with the invention. v

I Figure; 2; is atop plan view thereof.

Figure 3; is a vertical sectional view throughgthe bottle neck withthe. closure applied thereto. r F -gure- 4 is a detail-view of one of the skirtse'ctions v VI I Figure 5% is a plan view of the closure showing the samewith the skirt sections arranged in the; position assumed preparatory tofapplying the closure to abottle. 1 Figure'ti is an enlarged detail view of the arms.

- 1 Corresponding and; like partsare referred to. in the following description and indicated on all of the; views of the drawings by like reference characters. Referringito the drawings, the. numeral 1 designates a cap member which may be formedof any suitable material such" as .wood, hard ruhbe'r or the? like-and whichlis adapted to btfigflPPljGdtO the moutlr ofa bottle 2 or likeconta iner. The cap-isfrhmd with annular groovedseat 1%, which is thereto. In the present instance the. skirt movable to'permit ofreplacing any one or operatingscrew and a pair of the: clamping 3,192-51 Serial No. 1,224.

adapted to receive'andfit over the mouth of I the; bottle. A depending flange 3 extends around the cap just within the periphery of the grooved seat and is adapted to project downwardly-a. short distance within the bot,-

tle neck and fit against the-interior ofv the 5 bottle so as to insu'rea tight closure when thecapv lsapplied to the bottle. The outer edge of the cap extendsover the top of the bottle neckand is tapered towardtheperiphery so as to avoid; any objectionable sharp corners. I r

The cap is provided witha skirt member which is formed in sectionsand. which extendsdownwardly on the exterior of the bottle neckso as to cover a nd pro'tectthe same from contamination while the bottle is being handled after the cap has. been applied comprises four sections 4: which are similar and interch ngeable in size-and shape. One of these skirt sections is shown in detail by Figure 4, and these skirt sections may be formed of any suitable flexible material such 30 as touglifabric or cardboard; which has-the necessary toughness; and" wear. resistingqu'alities. The upper ends of these skirt sections extend over the top of the cap 1 and may be provided with perforated ears 5 which are engaged by a screw. 6. :This screw is applied tothe center of the "cap 1., andcan be readily tightened or loosened, being remoreof the skirt sections; r

The, outer: ends of the: skirt sections have an overlapping arrangement and are of a sufficientfwidth to' extend completely around the exterior of the bottle neck when they are spread outevenly and folded downwardly against the: same. The outer ends of the skirt sections are preferably. formed with the transversely disposed corrugations or crimped portions 7, and the corrugated por? tions; of overlapping edges of the skirt sections interlock with eaclr other when the skirt sectionsware folded'around the bottle neck,- cooperatingtoprovide annular chan-. nels 'Orseats Within whichelastici bands 8 can be fitted. The l11I1I'l faCeS of 'the skirt 105 sections may or may not be provided with anz'adhesive',j-ust as may 'be preferred, and

when: the; skirt sections are folded downtions 7. These elastic members hold the skirt sections tightly against the bottle neck and when it is desired to lift the skirt sections preparatory to ren'ioving the cap, the elastic bands 8 are either removed from the bottle or disengaged from the skirt and moved downwardly below the same.

A series of arms 9 are applied to the top of the cap and engaged by the screw 6, said armsterminating in downwardly extending fingers or claws 10 which are adapted to grip the bead 11 surrounding the top of the bottle neck. The arms 9 extend over the upper endsof the skirt members and assist in retaining the same in position, and the claws lO-are adapted to be drawn into a firm engagement with the bottle neck so as to hold the cap securely in position thereon.

The screw 6-has a knurled head 6 which can t is loosened the rings 15 surround the reduced and threaded portion of the screw so that they have a suflicient 11'1'10U11t of play to releasethe claws 10 from engagement with the bottle neck or permit the claws to slide outwardly a sutlicient amount so that they can easily be brought into operative position. l/Vhen the screw is tightened the reduced or conical portion 14 operates as a wedge to forcibly bring the rings 15 into engagement with the cylindrical portion 13 of the screw, thereby drawing the claws 1O inwardly and causing them to firmly engage the bead 11. The screw 6 serves to hold the bars 10 and skirt sections 4 in position on the cap, and in the event any one or more of the skirt sections'become damaged, the damaged sections can be readily removed and replaced by new sections, so that the closure canbe readily kept in proper repair for re peated uses The skirt sections 4 are pivotally engaged at their upperends by the screw 6 and all ofthe skirt sections can be swung around into registry with each other so as to mutually protect one another and enable the deviceto be stored or packed in a small amount of space when it is not in use. Preparatory to using the cap the skirt sections lare swung around so that they are ar ranged s'ymmetrically'about the axis of the 09.1),21S illustrated by Figure 4. With the screw loosened the cap 1 may then be prop erlygfitted upon the bottle neck and the vathe screw 6 is tightened, thereby drawing the bars 8 inwardly and causing the claws 10 to engage the bead 11 of the bottle neck.

The elastic bands 8.are also fitted in the grooves provided by the corrugations 7 of the skirt members. The cap is thus held tightly in positionand the exterior of the bottle neck is covered and protected by the skirt so that it will be free from contamination by handling or coming into contact with other objects. feature of considerable importance because the average bottle closure merely seals'the bottle without covering or protecting any of the exterior portions of the bottle neck. These exterior portions may become infected while being handled and the contents of the bottle are very frequently brought into contact with exterior portions of the bottle when the contents are being poured out for use. Thus they may readilybecome infected or contaminated regardless of any extreme caution which is originally used in filling and sealing the bottle.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent o'fthe United States is,

1. A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit the mouth of a bottle, a skirt member formed of a series of =separate sections, and a pivotal connection between the skirt sections and the cap whereby the skirt sections can either be swung into a superposed relation when not in'use This is believed to be a or spread out so as to extend over the mouth of the bottle when in use.

2. A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit the mouth of a bottle, and a skirt member'ca'rrie'd thereby and comprising a series of separate sections which can either be brought together in asuperposed relation or spread outso as to fit over the bottle neck in an overlappingrelation.

- 3. A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit the mouth of a bottle, a skirt member formed of a plurality of similar and interchangeable sections, and fastening means pivotally connecting the skirt mem- ..bers to the cap whereby they'can be swung around into asuperposed relation when not in use or caused to extend in different directions from the cap so as to assume an overlapping relation when folded against the bottle neck. I

4. A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit themouth of a bottle, and a skirt member formed of a series of similar and interchangeable sections, the edges of the shut sections overlapping each other and having portions which interlock.

5. A bottle closure includinga cap, a fasgaging the said pressed out'portions.

tening member applied to the top of the cap, and a plurality of skirt sections which are pivotally connected at their upper ends to the fastening member, so that they can either be brought together in a superposed relation or spread apart to fit around the neck of a bottle in an overlapping relation.

6. A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit the mouth of a bottle, a'skirt member formed of a plurality of independent sections having overlapping edge portions, said overlapping edge portions being formed with corresponding pressed out portions which have a telescoping engagement with each other, and a fastening band extending around the skirt sections and en- 7; A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit the mouth of a bottle, a skirt member formed of a plurality of independent sections having overlapping edge portions, said skirt sections having transverse corrugations pressed therefrom and the correspondingcorrugations of overlapping edge portions telescoping with each other,"v and-a fastening band extending around the skirt member and engaging the corrugations.

8. A bottle closure including a cap adapted tofit the mouth of a bottle, arms carried by the cap and provided with claws adapt-ed to engage the bottle, a screw for securing the arms to the cap, and means ac tuated by rotation of the screw for sliding the arms longitudinally andbringing the claws forcibly into operative position.

9. A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit the mouth of a bottle, arms applied to the cap and provided with claws adapted to engage the bottle, a screw for see p curing the arms to the cap, and wedge means actuated by the screw for forcibly sliding the arms longitudinally to bring the claws into operative position.

10. A bottle closure including a cap adapted to fit the mouth of a bottle, arms carried by the cap and provided with claws adapted to engage the bottle, said arms being provided with rings, a screw, and a of the cap and fitting overthe skirt memhers, and a screw fastening the armsto the cap and extending through the eyesof the skirt sections. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

Y JOHN ARTHUR KAYE. 

